Counties’ Covid spending exposes lack of planning


Nation | by Allan Olingo

Counties spent Sh1 billion on allowances for healthcare workers, Covid-19 committees, and county and security officials in the first three months of the pandemic.

An analysis carried out by the Nation on the “Special Budget Review Implementation Report on the Utilisation of Funds by County Governments towards Covid-19 Interventions” tabled before the Senate Ad Hoc Committee on the Covid-19 situation in the country, shows that Kiambu and Machakos lead in paying hefty allowances…

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